D&D 5E 2024 Playtest Brings Changes to Multiple Classes and Feats
With a new core rulebook set to release next year, Wizards of the Coast have been hard at work tweaking and reworking the core gameplay of D&D, including spells, classes, and several other game elements. As part of their efforts to refine the new rules, Wizards has been releasing several sets of playtest materials for players to try and provide feedback, and the latest set of materials is here.
This newest playtest material is the biggest we have seen so far, coming in at 77 pages with a lot of information, including class changes, new subclasses, reworked spells, feats, and several other changes and tweaks to the D&D rules.
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Newest D&D 5E Unearthed Arcana Includes Several Changes to Classes and SpellsIn the newest Unearthed Arcana, Wizards of the Coast have outlines several changes and additions to multiple classes, with the Monk class finally getting some attention in this latest round of playtesting. This playtest also see’s the standardization of subclasses, with all classes now receiving their subclass at level 3, with features being received at different levels.
The most notable changes to the Monk include reworks of the Ki points, now called Martial Discipline, and an improved version of Step of the Wind, allowing players to both the Disengage and the Dash action when the ability is used. Additionally, Martial Arts have seen a buff that has the class start with a d6 rather than a d4 for the Martial Arts dice, and will now go up to a d12 at higher levels, but will only apply to Unarmed Strikes, as the Monk can now benefit of the Weapon Mastery feature. They have also seen Deflect Missile and Stunning
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